St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-17

Commissioners be and they are hereby
authorized to purchase fourteen fire
alarm boxes and locate and maintain
the same in accordance with their com.
munication, dated Aug. 10, 1887. Ac
cepted.
The petition of Citizens League OF
st. Anthony Park, asking for fire pro
lection, was referred back to the Board
to ascertain and report probable cost OF
iferred to Building Committee to inves-
tigate and report.
REPORTS.
Commissioner Parker, from Commit
tee on Machinery, reported he had eX-
amined the New York fire alarm box
and Joker. and recommended that test
be had between it and the Gamwell
system. and had instructed Supt. Jen-
Hns to secure fire alarm, gong, box and
joker and place them in department
headquarters for a test. Accepted.
On motion the Secretary was directed
to request Supt. Berge to place his fire
alarm system in headquarters on Thurs
day next. for test with present system
used in department.
REPORTS.
From the Chief Engineer, reporting
false alarm on Mercurial system Sept.
18th; from Auerbach, Finch q Van
Slyck-the number of alarms received
in the department through this system
since its Inauguration is twenty-fOur,
eighteen of which have been false and
six good, On motion the Secretary was
instructed to notify the managers of
the system that if the alarms continued
coming III false their system will be cut
out.
On motion of Commissioner Freeman
it was ordered that Hose wagon be
purchased to replace the old two
wheeled cart used by Supply Hose com
pany, No. l, on DaytOn'S bluff, with
power to act, heating apparatus for new
engine houses, concreting basement of
engine house No. 1.
The matter of reducing the pay roll,
by discharge of fifteen watchmen
and transfer of captains of chemicals to
the new engine companies to be estab-
lished. and leaving the chemical COM
panieS commanded by lieutenantS, was
discussed at some length. Finally, ON
recommendation of the Chief Engineer,
the following was agreed to: Place a
force of eight men in each of the new
engine houses at Merriam Park and
Hamline. with Captain acting as As
sistant Chief Engineer in command of
the district.
The Superintendent of Fire Alarm
was instructed to purchase the neceS-
say poles and wire for the new plant at
Merriam Park and Hamline.
On motion of Commissioner Parker
the Secretary was instructed to adyer-
tise for sealed proposals for coal for use
or department for one year, bids to be
in by Monday, Sept. 26 inst. Secretary
also Instructed to send cOmmun-
1catlOn to the Aldermen of the Sixth,
ward, asking that a sewer be con-
structed on Clinton avenue, from Colo
RADIO to Concord streets, in order that a
cesSpool may be put in at Engine
House No. 6.
The following bills. duly approved,
were presented and read: r. II. We'll
Iington, $1,000; George Powers, $3.50;
M: Roche, S41.S7; c. c. Berkman,
stall; Horne & Danz, 1915; August
$3.50; Robert Seeger, S43. IS; j. P. Crib
ben. 5000: st. P. .. & Elk. Co., S9.4O;
ID. B. Preston d Co., S16.67; Dennis
Kinsella, $500; st. Paul Hardware COM
pany, 5000; James Cleary, SS5; John
B. Spencer, S19.44; Ahrens Manu-
featuring company, S6,6S3.35; Chicago
Rubber Works, $3.50; Eureka Fire
Hose company, S1O3; Miles & hale,
S1.39; ii. A. Schultz, S373O3; st. Paul
Brass Works, S935.93; Charles Friend,
S10.75; John Martin Lumber company,
S64.95; Prendergast brothers, s4T.52; ;
Nicols Sc Dean, s29.S3; Union Tank
Line, S46.24; Strong-Hackett company,
$90.S5; Robinson Cary, S34.54; Board
Water Commissioners, $46.2O; A. Boedig-
heimer, S36S.10; George G. Pound, S27.-
%; Stockton IL Lindquist, s12s.T5; J. II.
Donohue, Estimate No. 2, Hamline
engine house, s2,125; j. b. Donohue,
Estimate No. 3, Merriam park engine
house, s3,4OO; Rumble & King, Estimate
No. 2, No. 6 engine house, 1895; M. P.
Ryan, Estimate No. 4, construction En-
CINE House No. 1, $3.50. Total, S23,-
664.62. On motion allowed and referred
to the Comptroller by the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioners Parker, Prender-
CAST, Freeman, Martin, Mr.. President
IS.
Adjourned.
REUBEN WARNER, President.
WILLIAM O'GoRMAN, Secretary.